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Games and Animation
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies (Games and Animation). The award comes from Pearson in the UK, not from TIIB.
Two years in a studio routine, designing, modelling, animating and building in Unity and Unreal. You leave with a portfolio rather than a transcript, because that is what a studio asks to see. Year two goes into 3D, VFX and AR/VR work.
At a glance
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full time, with a paid internship built into the programme
- Fee
- AED 40,000 per year
Entry
- Completed higher secondary education, +2 or equivalent.
- Working English.
- An interest in design, animation and games technology.
- Next intake September 2026
- Dubai Knowledge Park
What you study
- 01Game Design PrinciplesGameplay mechanics and interactive storytelling.
- 022D and 3D Animation TechniquesThe core craft of digital animation, 2D and 3D.
- 03Character Design and ModellingModelling, texturing and rigging characters.
- 04Visual Effects and Motion GraphicsCinematic effects, motion graphics and rendering.
- 05Game Engine DevelopmentBuilding in Unity and Unreal Engine.
- 06AR and VR ApplicationsDeveloping for augmented and virtual reality.
- 07Project Management for CreativesRunning a creative pipeline to a deadline.
How you are assessed
Portfolio-based, because that is how the industry hires.
- Designing and building games, animations and interactive media.
- A professional portfolio developed across the programme.
- Storyboards and concept art.
- Pitching game and animation concepts to a panel.
- Group projects that mirror a studio pipeline.
- A final major project taken from concept to finished piece.
- An internship with a studio or creative agency.
Where it leads
Where graduates go:
- Game designer, building and shipping playable work.
- Animator, 2D or 3D.
- 3D modeller.
- Character designer.
- Level designer.
- VFX artist.
- UI and UX designer for games.
- Freelance game developer or animator.
The internship is guaranteed, and it starts four months in
Not at the end, and not something you have to go and find. It pays up to AED 1,000 a month, based on performance, and hours are capped at 20 a week, which is what a student visa allows.
What it costs
Examination fees are included.
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.
A Level 5 HND is 240 credits
Direct entry into the final year of a UK bachelor's degree in game development, animation or digital media.
Those credits are the first two years of a UK bachelor's degree, which is why the last year is one year and not three.
Why here
An approved Pearson centre
The centre is approved to deliver and assess the award in Dubai Knowledge Park, and Pearson audits that.
35+ founders teach here
People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.
22+ companies take our students
That is what makes an internship a promise rather than a hope.
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Still deciding between two of these?
That is normal, and it is a ten-minute conversation rather than a research project. Admissions replies within one working day.
Next steps
- Fees and funding
Every fee in one table, including the ones that are not tuition.
- The student visa
TIIB sponsors it. What it costs, how long it takes, what you need.
- How to apply
What we ask for, and what happens after you send it.
The next step is your application.
It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.